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 William just switches the spoon to his left hand and tries to summon the dagger, but it doesn't work. Veltis asks suddenly, "Where is the boy?" William snaps his head up, his concentration broken – and then the dagger is in his hand. William eyes it and realizes Veltis did that deliberately. He places it on the table as Veltis requests and transfers the spoon back to his right hand. Veltis taps the dagger with his paw, and William watches as the purple ripples turn an angry red. Veltis hisses, "Oh, //shit//." He snaps his head back to William and growls, "Question for you, youngster. How familiar are you with papal history?"
-William concedes, "I know some names and dates, but that's about it." Veltis asks, "Do you know anything about Honorius III?" William frowns as he racks his brain, dredging up old lessons. He finally says, "Vaguely, 11th or 12th century?" Veltis nods and states, "Not bad. 1216 to 1227, actually. Most papal historians overlook him as a boring placeholder, but in truth he was a pious man who just had an odd hobby: demon summoning." The others stare at him incredulously, but Veltis insists, "Oh, it's true. He was so pious the 'normal' temptations didn't do anything, so he thought he'd challenge himself by summoning demons and pitting himself against them. He actually summoned me a few times, and once had me clean his hat."
+William concedes, "I know some names and dates, but that's about it." Veltis asks, "Do you know anything about [[wod:characters:honoriusiii|Honorius III]]?" William frowns as he racks his brain, dredging up old lessons. He finally says, "Vaguely, 11th or 12th century?" Veltis nods and states, "Not bad. 1216 to 1227, actually. Most papal historians overlook him as a boring placeholder, but in truth he was a pious man who just had an odd hobby: demon summoning." The others stare at him incredulously, but Veltis insists, "Oh, it's true. He was so pious the 'normal' temptations didn't do anything, so he thought he'd challenge himself by summoning demons and pitting himself against them. He actually summoned me a few times, and once had me clean his hat."
 Leta bursts out laughing, and Veltis says flatly, "Moving on." Leta shakes her head and gasps, "When was this? What form did you take?" Veltis blasts air through his teeth and growls, "Before I became part of the Lucifuge, back when I was spreading my seed across Europe. I am an incubus, remember? I sired dozens of bloodlines over the centuries. Thankfully, I have confirmed the Troys are not one of them." William mutters, "Thank God," while Leta shudders as she's never considered that possibility.
 ==== Popes, Prostitutes, and Demonic Births ====
-Veltis returns to Honorius III and explains, "Sometime around 1220… I think? Yeah, 1220. He found two ancient daggers and fashioned them as demon-killers. He called them Purity and Grace." William freezes suddenly as Abby and Leta eye him carefully. Veltis smirks and nods before continuing, "Anyone the daggers slew was trapped in the metal, mortal or otherwise. When Honorius III died in 1227, the daggers went to his successor, Gregory IX. He didn't know what they could do and tossed them into a box. Our side immediately started planning our revenge."
+Veltis returns to Honorius III and explains, "Sometime around 1220… I think? Yeah, 1220. He found two ancient daggers and fashioned them as demon-killers. He called them [[wod:characters:purity]] and [[wod:characters:grace]]." William freezes suddenly as Abby and Leta eye him carefully. Veltis smirks and nods before continuing, "Anyone the daggers slew was trapped in the metal, mortal or otherwise. When Honorius III died in 1227, the daggers went to his successor, Gregory IX. He didn't know what they could do and tossed them into a box. Our side immediately started planning our revenge."
 Veltis continues, "We spent centuries infiltrating and corrupting the Catholic Church as much as possible to get those blades and free those trapped within. It finally culminated on October 30th, 1501 with Alexander VI and the Banquet of Chestnuts." Leta demands, "What was that?" Veltis replies, "Fifty prostitutes crawling on the floor trying to collect chestnuts. And fucking. Lots of fucking. The early church was wild. Anyway, this was the Borgia Pope, so… yeah. I miss the old Papal States." William recalls the legends of the most controversial pope in history and concedes the point.

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